As brief as their celebrations were cut short, Belgium were joyous again as Romelu Lukaku capped a crazy five-minute period of an otherwise dour game by heading home Thomas Meunier's cross to book Belgium's ticket to the tournament.

Vertonghen acknowledged that a tense affair could have gone either way, but was determined to toast Belgium's success.

"The Greeks came out dangerous," he is quoted as saying by Het Nieuwsblad. "They used many long balls, played well on the counter and developed two or three very good chances.